Having flown in Kim's friends and family as a surprise, Kanye went down on one knee at the privately rented AT&T stadium in San Francisco, where guests enjoyed a fireworks display and a 50-strong orchestra.

The couple's engagement was no doubt a hot topic at the Dream For Future Africa Foundation gala on Thursday.

In an interview prior to his lavish proposal, Kanye admitted that he's "never loved a girl" as much as Kim, except his late mother, Donda West.

"I have never loved any girl, other than my mother, as much as I love my girlfriend,' he said of Kim, the mother of his four-month-old daughter North, during an interview on Monday with San Francisco radio station KMEL.

"I'm so happy to be with her, to live this life together, and — with our relationship with God — to be able to live forever in heaven together, and also to raise a strong family that communicates truth and beauty."

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